I think before the 1920s people just bought gold rings. Just get another gem, something that is actually worth the money or just get a gold ring
What's the case for naturally mined diamonds anymore?
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Re: What's the case for naturally mined diamonds anymore?
#42Earlier quoted context omitted.
A smart woman would realize that every dollar spent on a diamond is a dollar that can't be spent on home improvements, cars, clothing etc.
Thank you. I literally told my husband I didn't even want a diamond, I just want something that communicates the "I'm married" social signal to minimise annoyances from men, fits my aesthetic tastes, and is soft enough that there's low risk of a degloving accident without being so soft that I can't do any work with my hands. I'm not immune to the psychology and marketing - I'd still feel weird if he had wanted to get…
Is anything metal soft enough to avoid degloving? Skin's pretty soft, and I too am quite concerned about such injuries.
Coincidentally, I bought a bunch of moissanite on aliexpress just yesterday. I went looking for artificial diamonds, but they were still more expensive than the frivolity-money I planned on blowing. (and were hard to find in that SEO hellscape) Plus clear silicon-carbide has better optical properties than diamond anyway, so moissanite looks nicer.
Re: What's the case for naturally mined diamonds anymore?
#43I bought a pair of 7mm diamonds that are said to be made with chemical vapor deposition. They're very nice and very cheap, at least relative to the mined diamonds. If anything, they're too perfect. The natural ones are imperfect in the way that real wood siding is less perfect than vinyl siding on a house.
Imperfect how? My understanding is that unless they're coloured, cut diamonds are perfect and uniform down to the atomic level.
Re: What's the case for naturally mined diamonds anymore?
#44A diamond manufactured becomes a product like any other, an iPhone, a TV, whatever. There is something more profound with holding a stone that was forged deep in the Earth and somehow mined from there, too, even if chemically it's the exact same thing.
The cost of mined diamonds will get driven down nonetheless. I'm in favour of this.
Re: What's the case for naturally mined diamonds anymore?
#45If you marry the wrong husband, it's helpful to have a items you can sell in order to rebuild. The costs of lab grown diamond vs. natural is like a 60% difference. I understand wanting a real diamond for such an odd contract as marriage.
Used commodity jewellery is worth a small fraction of the original purchase price.
No doubt, and to tech folk like you and me, it's a tiny amount of money but in the nightmare situation of trying to rebuild after an abusive marriage, the price of natural vs. lab grown makes a difference.
Re: What's the case for naturally mined diamonds anymore?
#46Earlier quoted context omitted.
Thank you. I literally told my husband I didn't even want a diamond, I just want something that communicates the "I'm married" social signal to minimise annoyances from men, fits my aesthetic tastes, and is soft enough that there's low risk of a degloving accident without being so soft that I can't do any work with my hands. I'm not immune to the psychology and marketing - I'd still feel weird if he had wanted to get…
Is anything metal soft enough to avoid degloving? Skin's pretty soft, and I too am quite concerned about such injuries. Coincidentally, I bought a bunch of moissanite on aliexpress just yesterday. I went looking for artificial diamonds, but they were still more expensive than the frivolity-money I planned on blowing. (and were hard to find in that SEO hellscape) Plus clear silicon-carbide has better optical propertie…
Gold, basically, but if it's not high enough carat the risk goes up a lot. At the same time, too high carat gold is going to get damaged very easily. It's a balancing act, you can only lower the risk.
Re: What's the case for naturally mined diamonds anymore?
#47Earlier quoted context omitted.
Is anything metal soft enough to avoid degloving? Skin's pretty soft, and I too am quite concerned about such injuries. Coincidentally, I bought a bunch of moissanite on aliexpress just yesterday. I went looking for artificial diamonds, but they were still more expensive than the frivolity-money I planned on blowing. (and were hard to find in that SEO hellscape) Plus clear silicon-carbide has better optical propertie…
Gold, basically, but if it's not high enough carat the risk goes up a lot. At the same time, too high carat gold is going to get damaged very easily. It's a balancing act, you can only lower the risk.
What range?
Re: What's the case for naturally mined diamonds anymore?
#48Diamonds are NFTs of the real world.
They have even less resale value...
Re: What's the case for naturally mined diamonds anymore?
#49The DeBeers marketing is still effective and most (US at least) women still want them for their romantic authenticity. I suspect this will be unpopular, but I know many of my married buddies would likely not be if they had insisted and held firm that a lab grown diamond is just as good. Doctors, lawyers, tech guys.
>but I know many of my married buddies would likely not be if they had insisted and held firm that a lab grown diamond is just as good
Sounds like they would have been better off not married to those horrible persons.
Re: What's the case for naturally mined diamonds anymore?
#50Earlier quoted context omitted.
I would not marry anyone who given the option of buying thing A @ X units of currency/kg and a chemically identical version of thing A @ 3X units of currency/kg would pick the option which is 3 times more expensive for the sole reason of "status".
Yeah, that’s an easy thing to say. Try saying that to the love of your life and see how that works out for you.
If personality and ethics matters at all in this "love of your life" thing (and nor just bodily features), then it should be a huge red flag that she isn't in love, and shouldn't be the love of your life.